The fact that anyone would punish an innocent for someone else's transgressions is disgusting, and such a being is unworthy of praise. Period.

I totally agree with you. But no one is punishing anyone here. If you put your hand into the fire and it burns. Is it because the fire is punishing you?

Well let's take the punishment factor out of the equation and respin what Boots is saying (Boots, if you do not agree with the following please call me out on it):

The fact that anyone would allow an innocent person to suffer for someone else's transgressions is disgusting, and such a being is unworthy of praise. Period.orThe fact that anyone would not stop an innocent person from suffering for someone else's transgressions is disgusting, and such a being is unworthy of praise. Period.

If you are about to put your hand into the fire, and the person next to you knows that the fire will burn, and has the ability to not only stop you from putting your hand into the fire but also has the ability to explain why you shouldn't, would you say the person next to you acted in your best interest if they did NOTHING to stop you from putting your hand into the fire? If that person next to you knows that you do not wish to feel pain at that moment, and you don't know that putting your hand in fire causes pain, are they respecting your choice to not feel pain?